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April 12, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and golf gender gap
April 12, 2021
How Tiger Woods Helped Nike Sell Golf Balls

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April 10, 2021
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April 10, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Beer to Ketchup

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from new theaters to old beer makers.

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April 8, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Heinz Covid shortages
April 8, 2021
What We Can Learn From a Ketchup Packet

The Covid shortages of Heinz ketchup packets show us that less of a tomato spread is about a lot more than a condiment.

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April 7, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and movie theater innovation
April 7, 2021
What We Don’t See in a Movie Theater

For a century, movie theater innovation repeatedly attracted us just when it appeared that we would stay home.

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April 6, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 6, 2021
How the Global Gender Gap Has Changed

In its annual Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum looks within countries to quantify gender parity.

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April 5, 2021
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April 5, 2021
Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks

Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.

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April 4, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and transportation infrastructure
April 4, 2021
Concrete Decisions for the U.S. Transportation Infrastructure

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April 3, 2021
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April 3, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Car Colors to Betting Markets

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from vaccine betting markets to space station wine.

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April 2, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and space station wine test
April 2, 2021
Why 12 Bottles of Bordeaux Were on the International Space Station

A 14 month International Space Station wine test with 12 bottles of Bordeaux will teach us about about global warming.

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April 1, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and street names
April 1, 2021
The Feminine Side of City Streets

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March 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and rising sea levels
March 30, 2021
The Picture of a Tourism Collapse

Looking at Covid and the Caribbean islands, we would see the massive impact of a tourism collapse on their economies.

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March 29, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baseball economics
March 29, 2021
How Baseball Can Solve Its Home Run Problem

When we look at baseball's home run problem through an economic lens, we see how labor and capital have made a huge difference.

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